Ad References

Bright-Wigner distribution - a continuous probability distribution most often used to model resonances (unstable particles) in high-energy physics Wikipedia

Religious References

Galatians, chap. 3 - Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament, written by Paul the Apostle. Chapter 3 exhorts the Galatian believers to stand fast in the faith as it is in Jesus.

Historical References

Gerhard - Johann Gerhard, a German Lutheran Scholastic theologian during the period of Orthodoxy. Regarded as the greatest living theologian of Protestant Germany. He wrote the "Confessio Catholica" (1633-1637), which sought to prove the evangelical and catholic character of the doctrine of the Augsburg Confession using the writings of approved Roman Catholic authors.

Olaf Petersson - A Swedish preacher (1497-1552) who studied in Wittenburg and later taught Lutheran doctrine with his brother Lars. A crucial influence on King Gustaf, who embraced the tenets of the Reformation. In 1593, Sweden formally adopted the Augsburg Confession. "A History of the Christian Church"

Helmholtz - Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821 - 1894) was a German doctor and physicist. During his time in Berlin, he was an associate of Max Planck. The Helmholtz equation is named for him; this equation results from applying the technique of separation of variables to reduce the complexity of analysis. Wikipedia

Solid Declaration - "The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord" written by Martin Chemnitz and published in 1577. It is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith (called a confession, creed, or symbol" that makes up the final section of the Lutheran Corpus Doctrine, known as the Book of Concord. Full Text

"Agony is frugal" - Fragment of a poem by Emily Dickinson (Safe despair it is that raves / Agony is frugal / Puts itself severe away / For its own perusal)

Translations

"Welkom by die Hotel Kalifornië" - A poor Afrikaans translation of "Welcome to the Hotel California," a lyric from the well-known song by The Eagles.

Videte - Translates to "see" or "consult." A remark directing the readers to look to the specified place for additional clarification.